The Fatboy Slim Episode of Sober Awkward!
Sober Awkward
Victoria Vanstone
4.8 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
It’s the episode you’ve all been waiting for…again!
In this very special instalment of Sober Awkward, we sit down with none other than superstar DJ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim.
Recorded backstage at his Brisbane gig, just before he stepped out in front of thousands of fans, Norman opens up about his 14-year sobriety journey, the early days of The Big Beat Boutique, and that pivotal moment—when bringing Fatboy Slim home after a night out made him realise it was time to get help.
Vic was lucky enough to see him live again just last night, and even though she was nervous, Norman was—as always—warm, open and welcoming. This conversation is packed with such wisdom, proof that you can still party hard, dance like mad, and live loud… without being wasted.
Whether you’re sober curious or 10 years in, this is one for the books. Huge love and thanks to Norman, Al and Andy Mac for making it all happen.
Let’s do it—press play and get inspired by one of the coolest sober legends around.
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| 0:00.0 | Right, well, it's the Monday after. The come down it used to be, but I'm not come down anymore. |
| 0:05.2 | I'm just coming down from pure joy. I just got back last night from the Fat Boy Slim gig, a vineyard of all places, just south of Brisbane. |
| 0:16.7 | And somehow this sober life is very odd, but somehow I wangled backstage passes yet again |
| 0:23.5 | and met the man himself. What a gentleman, I could not have enjoyed myself more. He was so |
| 0:30.1 | generous with his time. We had a right laugh, got some videos, and then me and my friend Faye stomped |
| 0:36.1 | our way through some banging tunes all night. |
| 0:39.8 | I mean, my feet hurt the end, but what a night. |
| 0:43.1 | So I thought I'd come on and reshare this incredible episode of Sober Awkward when we went |
| 0:48.5 | backstage last year. |
| 0:50.3 | He is such a kind and welcoming character. |
| 0:54.9 | He could not have been nicer to us on this night. |
| 0:57.8 | And, you know, he had a lot of people coming and going and he really took the time with us to share his sober stories. |
| 1:04.3 | So here we go. |
| 1:05.2 | Here's our sober awkward episode with the amazing superstar DJ, Norman Cook, aka Fat Boy Slim. Enjoy. My name is Norman |
| 1:14.8 | Cook. Welcome to the Sober Awkward podcast. Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and |
| 1:25.3 | said, I'm never drinking again, and then found yourself waving 50 bucks at a barman by happy hour? |
| 1:30.7 | Are you wondering why everyone else can stop at one while you head to a dodgy after-party |
| 1:35.0 | with a weird bloke called Disco Dave? If so, it might be time to take a deeper look at your |
| 1:40.1 | relationship with your reliable social crutch, alcohol. On each episode, we'll investigate our own dysfunctional dealings with booze |
| 1:48.0 | and find out if it's possible to stop this deeply ingrained habit |
| 1:51.0 | before things get too messy. |
| 1:53.0 | Yep, we're going to open up a shame shed of humiliating drinking stories |
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